John Brew

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Michael Yeo
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John Brew

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Re: John Brew

Post by David Sedgwick » Wed Sep 30, 2015 11:14 am

Thank you for spotting and posting this sad news.

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Re: John Brew

Post by David Robertson » Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:47 pm

RIP.

But please forgive my irreverance: it takes a special skill to spot stuff in the death notices of the Daily Telegraph

Michael Yeo
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Re: John Brew

Post by Michael Yeo » Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:51 pm

:lol:

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Re: John Brew

Post by Neil Graham » Thu Nov 19, 2015 5:15 pm

The picture of Alec Boswell in the link from James Gallagher shows Alec receiving a trophy from John Brew at the British Championships.

http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=7866

Sponsorship by Grieveson Grant for the Championships was through John Brew's support and he should be remembered for all the efforts he put in to first obtain and then maintain that sponsorship.

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Re: John Brew

Post by Stewart Reuben » Sat Feb 06, 2016 8:06 pm

JOHN MORLAND BREW

Died 20 September 2015 aged 84.
My profound apologies that his passing has only just come to my attention.
John Brew was the first to be appointed an Honorary Life Member of the British Chess Federation.

His principal contribution was as Managing Partner of Grieveson, Grant which company sponsored the British Chess Championship from 1978 for over 10 years. Prior to that stockbrokers hadn't been allowed to advertise. This was the first time any had undertaken business sponsorship. The day following the announcement, John appeared on TV, that in itself being sufficient to justify the initial cost of the sponsorship.
Grieveson, Grant were later taken over by Kleinwort Benson, but the very generous sponsorship continued. In that time, the strength of English chess at the top was transformed, due substantially to their support. The company also helped in other ways, making a computer available for grading and supporting Nigel Short's first entry into the World Championship cycle.

Eventually John retired and, as often happens, Kleinwort Benson lost interest.

Our condolences to his family, including his widow, Hilda.

Stewart Reuben

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Re: John Brew

Post by James Plaskett » Tue Sep 27, 2016 12:33 am

Brew told me he once beat Nick Faldo in a round of golf...

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